TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of pollution on freshwater aquatic organisms
AU - Amoatey, Patrick
AU - Baawain, Mahad Said
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Water Environment Federation
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - This paper presents the reviews of scientific papers published in 2018 issues on the effects of anthropogenic pollution on the aquatic organisms dwelling in freshwater ecosystem at global scale. The first part of the study provides the summary of relevant literature reviews followed by field and survey based studies. The second part is based on categories of different classes/sources of pollutants which affect freshwater organism. This is composed of several sections including metals and metalloids, wastewater and effluents, sediments, nutrients, pharmaceuticals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, flame retardants, persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs, emerging contaminants, pesticides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors. The final part of the study highlights the reviews of published research work on new pollutants such as microplastics and engineered nanoparticles which affect the freshwater organisms. Practitioner points: Heavy metals concentrations should be assessed at nano-scale in aquatic environment. Air pollutants could have long-term effects on freshwater ecosystem. Future studies should focus on bioremediations of freshwater pollution.
AB - This paper presents the reviews of scientific papers published in 2018 issues on the effects of anthropogenic pollution on the aquatic organisms dwelling in freshwater ecosystem at global scale. The first part of the study provides the summary of relevant literature reviews followed by field and survey based studies. The second part is based on categories of different classes/sources of pollutants which affect freshwater organism. This is composed of several sections including metals and metalloids, wastewater and effluents, sediments, nutrients, pharmaceuticals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, flame retardants, persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs, emerging contaminants, pesticides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors. The final part of the study highlights the reviews of published research work on new pollutants such as microplastics and engineered nanoparticles which affect the freshwater organisms. Practitioner points: Heavy metals concentrations should be assessed at nano-scale in aquatic environment. Air pollutants could have long-term effects on freshwater ecosystem. Future studies should focus on bioremediations of freshwater pollution.
KW - aquatic organisms
KW - emerging contaminants
KW - engineered nanoplastics
KW - flame retardants freshwater pollution
KW - metals and metalloids
KW - microplastics
KW - microplastics
KW - new pollutants
KW - pesticides and herbicides
KW - sediments
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U2 - 10.1002/wer.1221
DO - 10.1002/wer.1221
M3 - Article
C2 - 31486195
AN - SCOPUS:85071755569
SN - 1061-4303
VL - 91
SP - 1272
EP - 1287
JO - Water Environment Research
JF - Water Environment Research
IS - 10
ER -